This once ancient capital of thirteen dynasties has long since lost its royal aura.
Although Wu Sangui occupies 800 miles of Qinchuan, he is not at all proud of the current situation.
"Your Majesty, Li Guohan has sent someone to ask for help again, saying that if your Majesty doesn't lead troops to rescue them, they will really be annihilated in Baocheng Town."
Guerrilla Hu Xinshui came in and reported to Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui just snorted coldly.
The world-famous Marshal Guan Ning is actually only thirty-six years old this year. He is the same age as Dorgon, only five or six years older than Zhu Yihai, the Emperor of Heaven, and only a few years older than Chongzhen, who hanged himself at the age of thirty-four.
Only two or three years old.
Born as a general, good at riding and shooting, with his father Wu Xiang and uncle Zu Dashou, two leaders of the Guan Ning Army as his backers, Wu Sangui had already distinguished himself very early.
To be able to reach where he is today step by step is not only due to his background but also a bit of luck, not to mention his ability.
But now, Wu Sangui is extremely confused.
"Your Majesty, there are people coming from Beijing again."
"Where are the people?"
"Meng Qiaofang has already welcomed him into his governor's office." Xia Longshan, a guerrilla from the Right Camp, came in to report.
Wu Sangui frowned.
"This man named Meng is getting more and more outrageous," Hu Xinshui said bluntly.
Meng Qiaofang was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Wu Sangui was the general of Pingxi. Wu Sangui was originally named the King of Yunnan. The court had previously promised that after Wu Sangui captured Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, Yunnan would be assigned to him to guard and establish a vassal state. After the war failed, Beijing even doubled down, promising to
The two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were allocated to Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui was quite excited, but the result was not as expected.
The battle against Zhang Xianzhong at Yangpingguan in Hanzhong was already well-established. Zhang Xianzhong could be destroyed immediately, and then he could move to Sichuan, and then go straight to Yunnan and Guizhou to open a vassal and establish a government in the southwest of Yongzhen.
Who knew that Zhang Xianzhong was indeed killed by Ao Bai in the end, but Li Guohan and others were defeated in Hanzhong, not only losing troops but also losing almost the entire Hanzhong.
Even Ma Ke and Bai Guangen, the two surrendered kings, were killed.
After retreating to Baocheng Town and guarding the Baoxie Road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, Wu Sangui also rushed to the rescue. However, he fought for more than a year and failed to win.
Not only failed to relieve the siege, Wu Sangui also suffered several ambushes and ambushes in the Qinling Mountains, resulting in many casualties. Especially in the Battle of Qingqiaoyi last year, Zhu Dingguo, the adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong, who was adopted by Zhu Yihai, led his troops over the mountains.
Ling, actually bypassed Li Guohan and Obai, ran up behind Wu Sangui like a divine soldier descending from heaven, attacked his baggage troops, and burned all the military supplies he carried.
This was not only Wu Sangui's military rations, but also what he shipped to Li Guohan.
The army rations were burned, and even the copper materials that were being transported to Bao Town for casting cannons to defend the city were also taken away.
Zhu Dingguo also burned the plank road to prevent Wu Sangui from returning.
Fortunately, Wu Sangui was strong and had many fierce generals under his command. The two sides fought several battles in the mountains. In the end, Wu Sangui lost his troops and lost his generals. He finally escaped and returned to Chang'an.
Li Guohan was looking for the stars and the moon at the top of Baocheng Town, but in the end Wu Sangui's reinforcements and forward flags were already dozens of miles away. He could see them on the top of the city, but he couldn't come over.
In the end, Wu Sangui returned without success, losing countless grain, grass, equipment, copper materials, gunpowder and lead, and even tens of thousands of civilians.
In the end, Zhu Dingguo garrisoned Qingqiao Post behind Li Guohan. Instead, he used the captured copper materials to cast cannons there, and used captured civilians to strengthen Qingqiao Post there, turning it into Qingqiao Fort Town.
Obai had no choice but to retreat to Liuba County in the north and stay in the mountains to guard the gate for Wu Sangui to prevent the Ming army from entering Guanzhong.
Li Guohan was abandoned on the edge of the Hanzhong Basin and was heavily surrounded. Although he had been able to hold on for so long due to the danger of the fortified city, he had already become a dead end from which he could not escape.
Wu Sangui suffered several losses, especially after the defeat of Qingqiao, and now he has no intention of rescuing Li Guohan, let alone retaking Hanzhong and conquering Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
All he can think about now is how to secure the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan in his hands, how to guard the four gates of Guanzhong, and how to manage this three-acre land, and he doesn't care about the rest at all.
Although the four gates and gates in Guanzhong are still in his hands, except for Wuguan, the other three gates are now blocked by the Ming army.
To the west, outside Dashan Pass, were the two armies of Zhu Pengfei from the Shaanxi-Gansu camp in the Ming Dynasty and Zhang Shipeng from the Bashu camp.
Outside Xiaoguan in the northwest, there are He Hongqi Town in Longyou Town, Milayin Town in Hexi Town, and Wangyong Town in Northern Shaanxi Province. They are entrenched in this area to the north of the Wei River, to the west of Longshan Mountain, and to the east of the Yellow River.
Wu Sangui sent several close generals of Guan Ning's army to guard Pingliang and Fengxiang respectively.
Nanyang and Shangzhou were still there, which made Wuguan relatively safe. However, with the loss of Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Shaanzhou, everything east of Tongguan was clear, and Wu Sangui had to station troops to guard Tongguan.
The only thing that allows him to breathe a sigh of relief now is that Shanxi and Hubei are still there. If these two places are lost, Guanzhong will completely lose its two wings of guards and become a dead place.
But under the current situation, Shanxi may be able to hold on, but how long can Hubei and Nanyang hold on?
Nanyang was aided for a long time, and Xiangyang also sent many messengers asking for help.
But at this time, Wu Sangui was still a guest general and had constant conflicts with the landlord Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.
Meng Qiaofang was a Han minister who was deeply trusted by the Tatars. She joined the Han army and was very capable. Whether in court or in the previous defeat of Gao Doushu and He Zhen's 100,000-strong coalition army that would attack Xi'an, she performed extremely well.
Wu Sangui also wanted to win over him, but Meng Qiaofang kept her distance from him and was even very rude to him.
You are the damn Mingchen who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. You look at me like a traitor every day. Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? Wu Sangui was young after all. After a few times, he became more and more dissatisfied.
Now that the envoy from the Beijing court came, he had a secret meeting with Meng Qiaofang first, which made Wu Sangui even more dissatisfied and even uneasy.
At the beginning, he surrendered and led the Qing army into Shanhaiguan. He also helped the Qing army to conquer Li Zicheng and beat Zhang Xianzhong. But now he is not a human being, and he is in a dilemma.
The dissatisfied Wu Sangui did not see the envoy from Beijing until the afternoon.
A second-class bodyguard with a yellow flag brought the regent and the imperial decree, requiring Wu Sangui to immediately lead his troops out of Shaanxi, join forces with Hubei troops, first relieve the siege of Nanyang, and then rescue Yingzhou.
He also requested that after the siege was lifted, he would be allowed to move to Xiangyang and divide his troops to defend Nanyang and Yunyang.
After Luck Dehun of Yingzhou got out of trouble, he led his troops back to Chang'an, Guanzhong to rest and recuperate.
Upon hearing this order, Wu Sangui was so angry that he almost tore up the order.
He accepted the order with a livid face, and then announced the next day that he had a sudden illness. His condition was serious and he could no longer get out of bed.
Wu Sangui suddenly fell ill, and his troops were naturally unable to move out.
Meng Qiaofang came to visit her, but was stopped by Wu Sangui's subordinates, who said that her condition was serious and that she could not be seen in public, so she had to be treated in isolation in a secret room away from the wind and people.
Meng Qiaofang quickly asked the envoy to return to Beijing to report.
Over there in Beijing.
Daishan suddenly died of illness, and Jierhalang took over as regent alone. The situation in the DPRK and China became turbulent again. While the court was busy organizing funerals for Daishan, it also began to secretly discuss the matter of moving the capital.
Although the proposal to move the capital was approved by many princes, Baylor, they could not decide where to move it. Finally, they finally agreed to move it to Chengde outside the customs. But what should we do with this stall in the Central Plains? We couldn't just leave?
Jierhalang was also very busy and hoped that Wu Sangui in Guanzhong could share some of his burdens with him. It would be better if troops could be sent to rescue Nanyang and Yingzhou, but who knew he would get such a result.
"Wu Sangui is trying to support his troops. What does he want to do? Does he want to rebel?"
Jierhalang slammed the table angrily.
Mandahai and Nikan both hurriedly tried to persuade him.
You will be scolded, but you still have to face it after the scolding.
At this time, the Tatars were already in a desperate state. Wu Sangui was a rare army that could still fight, so he could not offend him at this time. He could only record it in the account first and then calculate it later.
"I suggest that we simply give Huguang to Wu Sangui, let him move to Huguang, establish a vassal state in Xiangyang or Jingzhou, and then call him the King of Huguang." Man Dahai, the newly appointed Prince of Li, suggested that although his father had just died, he still cares about it now.
It's not like watching a funeral, and the Manchus don't have such customs.
As the auxiliary king, Mandahai cannot live without him.
"Inappropriate." Nikan quickly objected. He was also the auxiliary king, the third son of Chu Ying, and was given the title of Prince Heshuo Jingjin. He was nearly forty years old, and he was also a famous king of the clan with great military exploits.
Compared to his cousin Man Dahai, who is only in his twenties, he has more experience.
"At this time, if Wu Sangui is renamed King of Huguang and allowed to move to Jingxiang, Wu Sangui will continue to claim that he is ill and is desperate. He might even rebel or even surrender.
The imperial court could not withstand Wu Sangui's rebellion and had to win over Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui claimed to be ill and was obviously unwilling to go to Huguang. The imperial court had to give him some rewards in exchange.
I suggest that the imperial court can directly issue an edict to restore Wu Sangui's title of Pingxi King, and directly grant Guanzhong to Wu Sangui for guarding. Many vassal establishments in Xi'an, and the taxes and taxes of Shaanxi, Gansu and Hanzhong were all given to Wu Sangui for him to take over.
To worship, control the civil and military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, and command the power of soldiers and horses."
Man Dahai thought the gift was too much.
However, Jierhalang nodded directly, "At this time, it really doesn't matter too much. As long as it can appease Wu Sangui and mobilize him to send troops, I can give him all these."
"It would be best to transfer Meng Qiaofang away from Guanzhong to show the court's sincerity. You can change Meng Qiaofang to the post of governor of Huguang, and then transfer Datong's surrendered generals Yang Zhenwei and Wang Fuchen, as well as Meng's Guanzhong generals Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong to also transfer to Huguang.
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"First find a way to get Wu Sangui to send troops, and then relieve the siege of Nanyang and Yingzhou. After the siege, Luck Dehun first retreated to Nanyang and Xiangyang to rest and recuperate." Nikan believed that it was a mistake to give up Huguang directly and it was too hasty.
Only by guarding Jingxiang can the Qing Dynasty protect Guanzhong. Only by stabilizing Guanzhong can Shanxi be safe.
While Shanxi is safe, there is still a glimmer of hope for the Qing Dynasty.
Jingzhou, Wuchang, Xiangyang, Nanyang, Xi'an, Tongguan, Puzhou, Taiyuan, Datong, Xuanfu, Shuntian, Baoding, Tianjin, these places cannot be given up under any circumstances.
We must defend it and defend it to the death.
By guarding Huguang, Guanzhong, Shanxi, and Hebei, the Qing Dynasty will still have a chance. Otherwise, even if the capital is moved, the situation will be over and it will be difficult to recover!
"I am willing to go to Xiangyang personally to supervise the battle. There is no way to retreat but a fight!"